Save the cat

Want to write a story that works? Learn how to plot your novel using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet in this post! (Free worksheet included!) #writingtips

Last time, we discussed Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat craft book and how we can use his writing tools to revise our work. His beat sheet points out when story events (beats) should occur in a screenplay, and most of his advice applies to all forms of fiction writing. Whether we dig into the structure of our stories […]

Are you a Save the Cat! fan? We've mapped the Save the Cat! beats to Fictionary. Apply the theory in Fictionary and turn your words into a great story.

Want to write a story that works? Learn how to plot your novel using the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet in this post! (Free worksheet included!) #writingtips

Story outlining can be tough! There are various writing techniques to help structure your short-story, novel, or script. In this article, I share a useful tool used by authors and…

Understand the 15 points of Save The Cat beat sheet with examples from 4 diverse movies across the world

Do you know how to use the Save the Cat Beat Sheet? It's a novel-writing template with 15 plot points, and I want to show you how to use it!

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